Oria Capital Invests USD7.7m in Brazilian PRtech Knewin
Oria Capital has invested BRL40m (approximately USD7.7m) in Knewin, a Brazil-based PRtech providing solutions for public relations and marketing. Read more… Read More
IDB, HBM Healthcare Investments, and Morgan Rio Capital Management Invest USD18m Series B in Colombian E-Pharmacy Farmalisto
IDB Invest, HBM Healthcare Investments, and Morgan Rio Capital Management have invested a USD18m Series B in Colombia-based digital pharmacy Farmalisto. Read more… Read More
QED Investors Leads USD17.5m Series A for Chilean Insurtech Betterfly
QED Investors led a USD17.5m Series A in Betterfly (formerly Burn to Give), a Chilean certified B-Corp insurtech providing life insurance to SMEs and incentivizing policyholder’s wellbeing with subsidized coverage. Read more… Read More
Mountain Nazca Leads USD17.5m Series A for Peruvian Edtech Crehana
Mountain Nazca led a USD17.5m Series A for Crehana, a Peru-based online learning platform, with participation from Endeavor Catalyst, IFC, and Salesforce Ventures. Alive Ventures, Dila Capital, and Rethink Education followed on. Read more… Read More
Linzor Capital Partners Acquires Majority Stake in Chilean Dental Care Company Uno Salud Dental
Linzor Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in Chile-based dental care company Uno Salud Dental for an undisclosed amount. Read more… Read More
SP Ventures Reaches USD25.3m Second Close for AgVentures II
SP Ventures has reached a BRL130m (approximately USD25.3m) second close for AgVentures II, with a BRL40m (USD7.8m) commitment from French animal nutrition company Adisseo and US phosphate mining company Mosaic. Read more… Read More
LGT Lightstone Leads USD255m Series E for Brazilian Fintech Creditas
LGT Lightstone led a USD255m Series E for Brazil-based fintech Creditas, with participation from Tarsadia Capital, e.ventures, Wellington Management, and Advent International affiliate Sunley House Capital, and follow-on from SoftBank’s Vision Fund and Latin America Fund, KaszeK Ventures, Vostok Emerging Finance, and Amadeus Capital Partners. Read more… Read More
XP Private Equity Acquires Stake in Brazilian Insurance Company Pottencial Seguradora for USD54m
XP Private Equity has acquired a minority stake in Brazil-based insurance company Pottencial Seguradora for BRL275m (approximately USD54m). Read more… Read More
BCIE to Invest up to USD50m in Infrastructure Fund Targeting Central America
Banco Centroamericano de Integracion Economica (BCIE) will invest up to USD50m in Fondo de Capital Privado de Infraestructura para el Desarrollo de Centroamerica (KorBCIE) to target infrastructure projects in Central America. Read more… Read More
Insights into Brazil’s Silicon Valley
VC investment in Latin America has grown dramatically since 2017, with Brazil leading the way. Listen to a discussion with SoftBank, Valor Capital Group and Brazilian VC Canary, moderated by EMPEA’s Managing Director of VC Julie Ruvolo, on why it is a good time to invest in Brazilian tech. The… Read More
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